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Tracking Momentum Stocks From Your iPhone

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I think it was Isaac Newton who first observed that stocks in motion tend to stay in motion. OK, it wasn't Isaac, but the principle is correct.

It has been high times for momentum investors who rely on a rising tide to lift most share prices. To the consternation of value investors, these stocks pass their 52-week highs and just keep going. Eventually, though, a genuine Newtonian concept takes over: gravity. These momentum shares keep...